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History of Sinology

From Jesuit Missionaries to Digital Humanities

Martin Woesler

Hunan Normal University

European University Press, 2026

Available in multiple languages / Mehrsprachig verfügbar / 多语言版本:

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Table of Contents


PART I: ORIGINS AND PRECURSORS

Chapter 1: Early Encounters — Travelers, Traders, and the First Reports on China
Chapter 2: The Jesuit Enterprise — From Missionary Linguistics to Proto-Sinology (1582–1773)

PART II: THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SINOLOGY AS AN ACADEMIC DISCIPLINE

Chapter 4: The Founding of Academic Sinology (1814–1900)
Chapter 5: The Maturation of Sinology (1900–1945)
Chapter 6: Cold War Sinology — Divided Fields, Competing Paradigms (1945–1990)

PART III: SINOLOGY BY COUNTRY AND REGION

Chapter 7: Germany — From Leibniz to Contemporary Chinawissenschaften
Chapter 8: France — The Collège de France Tradition and the Golden Age of Philological Sinology
Chapter 9: Great Britain — Diplomats, Missionaries, and the Translator-Scholar Tradition
Chapter 10: The Netherlands — From the VOC to Leiden’s Global Reach
Chapter 11: Portugal and Spain — The Iberian Roots of European Sinology
Chapter 12: Italy — From Matteo Ricci to Contemporary Italian Sinology
Chapter 14: Scandinavia — Bernhard Karlgren and the Swedish School
Chapter 15: Eastern Europe — Sinology in Poland, Czech Republic, Romania, Macedonia, and Belarus
Chapter 16: Russia — From the Ecclesiastical Mission to Contemporary Chinese Studies
Chapter 17: United States — From Friedrich Hirth to the Area Studies Model
Chapter 18: Australia and New Zealand — Sinology in the Antipodes
Chapter 19: East Asia — Sinology in Japan, Korea, and Vietnam
Chapter 20: Turkey, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Indonesia — Sinology on the Silk Road and Beyond
Chapter 21: Africa and Latin America — Emerging Chinese Studies

PART IV: THEMATIC PERSPECTIVES

Chapter 22: Translation as Sinological Method
Chapter 23: Chinese Philosophy in Western Sinology
Chapter 24: Chinese Literary Studies in the West

PART V: CONTEMPORARY DEVELOPMENTS AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS

Chapter 29: “Sinology” vs. “Chinese Studies” — The Disciplinary Identity Debate
Chapter 30: Digital Humanities and the Future of Sinological Research
Chapter 31: Conclusion — Where Does Sinology Go From Here?

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Status: ⚙ In Progress(2026)

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